" Then shortly,
"Perhaps it is no more than our duty to let him know that his wife is
safe and under my eye; though I would by no means advocate his
knowing just how near him she is, till the moment comes when he is
wanted, or we shall have a lover's impetuosity to deal with as well
as all the rest." Then with a hurried rememberance of a possible
contingency, went on to say, "But, by the way, in case we should need
the cooperation of Mrs. Blake in what we have before us, you had
better get a line written in French from Mrs. Daniels, expressive of
her belief in Mr. Blake's present affection for his wife. The latter
will not otherwise trust us, or understand that we are to be obeyed
in whatever we may demand. Let it be unsigned and without names in
case of accident; and if the housekeeper don't understand French,
tell her to get some one to help her that does, only be sure that the
handwriting employed is her own."
Mr. Gryce seemed to perceive the wisdom of this precaution and
promised to procure me such a note by a certain hour, after which I
related to him the various other details of the capture such as I had
planned it, meeting to my secret gratification an unqualified approval
that went far towards alleviating that wound to my pride which I had
received from him in the beginning of this affair.
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